1. Una Jagose A distinguished public interest lawyer, Una Jagose remains heading the Power List although it has been a less than memorable year in terms of issues she has needed to front-foot for the office. She has been dealing with the ongoing issues related to Lake Alice in the Royal Commission into Abuse in
Patent attorney Clive Elliott has transcended his role as a leading IP lawyer to become a thought and legal leader, grappling with some of the biggest issues we face today. No mean feat for an IP lawyer-turned-artist-turned-author. A former Bar Association president his work as both an artist and an author and writer, particularly regarding
Leading commercial law firm Russell McVeagh is further growing its partnership with key home-grown senior talents – Alex MacDuff, Bevan Peachey, Hannah Wilson and Michael Loan – being promoted to partner (subject to completing Law Society requirements). Spanning the firm’s Litigation, Banking & Finance, and Corporate Advisory practice groups, the appointments follow on from the firm’s appointment of Real Estate & Construction partner, Doran Wyatt,
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Women In New Zealand Law – The 2023 Stats As women are the majority of lawyers in New Zealand and as gender equality remains elusive for many law firms, the annual LawFuel survey of gender equality among New Zealand firms does show an ongoing, albeit slow trend toward reaching the levels most in the profession
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A bankruptcy hearing against Eric Watson is set following recent legal action over loans and debts due from him
In a somewhat different move for a major law firm, Russell McVeagh have recruited a long-time private practice, self-employed lawyer who practised for eight years in her own practice in the private law arena, focused on trust, estate and relationship property issues. Priscilla Brown previously worked for both MinterEllisonRuddWatts and TGT Legal Russell McVeagh has
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The shambolic proceedings in Wellington’s endless earthquake strengthening and bicycle lane obsession has brought two retired lawyers to the forefront of a new activism to attempt to provide some measure of common sense to the capital’s parlous state. The much-vaunted pedestrianization of the ‘Golden Mile’, part of an attempt to get Wellington moving, but which
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Former MinterEllisonRuddWatts partner Silvana Schenone may no longer be at the legal coal face, but her role with leading New Zealand-owned investment banking group and wealth managers Jardens sees her play a key role in the company’s development in both the New Zealand and Australian markets and to enter the 2023 Power List of New
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